A forgotten case; Zurmat victim family determined to seek justice

With so many unanswered questions in his mind, Salehkhel, 45, runs to government offices and human rights watches to find out why and on whose command six members of his family were killed in a night raid. Based on his account, which is confirmed by local authorities, operatives of the 08 unit of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) have killed six of his family members in a 15-minute long raid overnight in Zurmat district of the eastern Paktia province.

Ghulam Mohammad Salehkhel, who seeks justice, has lost two of his brothers, three of his nephews, and one cousin in an arbitrary night raid, which, as now he claims, the authorities deliberately hesitate to investigate.